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 # NGIpkgs
 
-[NGIpkgs](https://github.com/ngi-nix/NGIpkgs) is a collection of [Nix](https://nixos.org/) packages and services for software projects that are supported through the [Next Generation Internet](https://www.ngi.eu/) (NGI) initiative of the European Commission.
+[Nix] packages, [NixOS] modules and example NixOS configurations
+of software projects funded by
+the [Next Generation Internet][NGI] (NGI) initiative of the European Commission
+
+[Nix]: https://nixos.org/manual/nix
+[NixOS]: https://nixos.org/manual/nixos
+[NGI]: https://www.ngi.eu
 
 ## Structure of NGIpkgs